Skip to content
cuminaldehyde

Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)

EntityQ419952· pop 17· linked from 215 articles

cuminaldehyde

Sign in to save

Also known as 4-propan-2-ylbenzaldehyde, cumaldehyde, cuminic aldehyde, cuminyl aldehyde, 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde, p-isopropylbenzaldehyde, p-isopropylbenzenecarboxaldehyde, cumic aldehyde

Cuminaldehyde (4-isopropylbenzaldehyde) is a natural organic compound with the molecular formula C10H12O. It is a benzaldehyde with an isopropyl group substituted in the 4-position.

Chemical data

Formula
C10H12O
Molecular weight
148.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
4-propan-2-ylbenzaldehyde
SMILES
CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O
InChIKey
WTWBUQJHJGUZCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.7
Polar surface area
17.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

via PubChem

Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type
Small molecule

via ChEMBL · EBI

Wikidata facts

Mass
148.089
Show 5 more facts
found in taxon
Cassia fistula
chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₂O
canonical SMILES
CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O
Commons category
Cuminaldehyde
boiling point
235.5
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Uses and occurrence
  • References

Cuminaldehyde (4-isopropylbenzaldehyde) is a natural organic compound with the molecular formula C10H12O. It is a benzaldehyde with an isopropyl group substituted in the 4-position.

==Uses and occurrence== Cuminaldehyde is responsible for the characteristic aroma of cumin seed. It has an intense aroma described as "spicy, cumin, green, herbal". Cuminaldehyde is a precursor to another commercially important fragrance, cyclamen aldehyde.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cuminaldehyde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.